Digital dissection of the masticatory muscles of the naked mole-rat, Heterocephalus glaber (Mammalia, Rodentia) [PDF]
, 2014 The naked mole-rat, Heterocephalus glaber, of the family Bathyergidae is a subterranean rodent that feeds on underground roots and tubers and digs extensive tunnel systems with its incisors.
Allard +74 more
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Plant dispersal across the tropical Atlantic by wind and sea currents [PDF]
, 2004 This review brings together evidence on the monophyly and ages of angiosperm lineages ranging across the tropical Atlantic with data on the direction, strength, and speed of sea currents and wind jets across that ocean. Mainly for pragmatic reasons (data
Renner, Susanne S.
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Elevage et performances de reproduction et de croissance de l'athérure africaine. Résultats sur l'étude de sa reproduction en captivité [PDF]
, 2002 L'athérure africain (Atherurus africanus, Gray 1842) est l'espèce la plus prisée des consommateurs de viande de brousse au Gabon. Les travaux menés par le projet Développement au Gabon de l'élevage de gibier ont permis d'établir un référentiel technique ...
Edderai, David, Houben, Patrick
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Active Transport of Peptides Across the Intact Human Tympanic Membrane. [PDF]
, 2018 We previously identified peptides that are actively transported across the intact tympanic membrane (TM) of rats with infected middle ears. To assess the possibility that this transport would also occur across the human TM, we first developed and ...
Alexander, Thomas +9 more
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Isolation of Leptospira serovar Pomona from a crested porcupine (Hystrix cristata, L., 1758)
Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 6, Issue 4, Page 985-991, November 2020., 2020 In this paper, the isolation and characterization of pathogenic Leptospira spp. from the kidney of a crested porcupine (Hystrix cristata) is reported for the first time. The isolated strain was identified as Leptospira interrogans serogroup Pomona serovar Pomona.
Giovanni Cilia +9 more
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Functional and morphological divergence in the forelimb musculoskeletal system of scratch-digging subterranean mammals (Rodentia: Bathyergidae). [PDF]
J AnatThe muscles of scratch‐diggers (Bathyergus spp.) show a higher mechanical advantage for forelimb flexion and shoulder stabilization than tooth‐diggers. The glenohumeral and olecranon joints play fundamental roles as robust pivots to resist the action of larger muscles. Tooth‐diggers lacked some muscles aiding with elbow extension and humeral retraction,
Montoya-Sanhueza G +2 more
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Aspidoderid Nematodes from Bolivian Armadillos, with the Description of a New Species of Lauroia (Heterakoidea: Aspidoderidae) [PDF]
, 2003 One nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) and 1 yellow armadillo (Euphractus sexcinctus) were necropsied in the field during an expedition to collect parasites of mammals in Bolivia.
Anderson +17 more
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The placental barrier of Kerodon rupestris (Rodentia: caviidae)
Bioscience Journal, 2016 The placenta of the rodents generally has a chorial-allantoic, discoid and hemochorial shape. Since they resemble the process of human placentation, such characteristics make this order an interesting experimental model for understanding placentation ...
Moacir Franco de Oliveira +6 more
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Notes on the taxonomy of mountain viscachas of the genus Lagidium Meyen 1833 (Rodentia: Chinchillidae) [PDF]
, 2017 El género Lagidium Meyen 1833 incluye más de 20 formas nominales, la mayoría de ellas basadas en uno o dos ejemplares, descriptas entre finales del siglo XVIII y principios del XX.
Lucero, Sergio, Teta, Pablo Vicente
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Leishmania braziliensis ssp. in the nasal mucosa of guinea pigs inoculated in the tarsi
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1992 Two lots of 20 young male guinea pigs were inoculated subcutaneously in the tarsi with 10 (elevated to fourth potency) amastigotes of Leishmania braziliensis or L. b.
Jose V. Scorza +3 more
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